Syrian aid groups suspend ties with UN

The Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets, said helicopters dropped crude barrel bombs.

"The Syrian government has interfered with the delivery of humanitarian assistance in multiple instances, including the blocking of aid to besieged areas", the letter said.

Efforts to bring about a nationwide cease-fire and a return to peace talks are now bogged down over Aleppo, which has seen months of intense fighting.

Syria's army and its allies have regained an important Aleppo district lost to rebels last month, state media and a war monitor said on Thursday, and were pressing an offensive south of the city to further squeeze the insurgents.

US Secretary of State John Kerry called on all sides to respect the deal, which was finally reached after several failed attempts over recent weeks. Russian Federation and Iran support Assad.

Reacting to the announcement, the UN's special envoy for Syria, Staffan De Mistura, said that the United Nations would do "whatever it can" to support an early reinstatement of the cessation of hostilities.

De Mistura reiterated the concerns over the situation in eastern Aleppo, saying the area may run out of fuel within days.

The Syrian army attacked rebel-held areas in a bid to maximise recent gains before a nationwide ceasefire comes into effect on Monday.

People talk with forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the Ramousah area of southern Aleppo, after the Syrian army and allied militia advanced in the area, Syria, in this handout picture provided by SANA on September 9, 2016.

A passenger train derailed Friday in Spain's northwestern Galicia region, killing at least four people and injuring 47 others who were taken to hospitals, authorities said.

Fighting has raged on in southern Aleppo, army officials and rebels say, hours after the United States and Russian Federation hailed a breakthrough deal to put Syria's peace process back on track.

The letter was received by OCHA's office in Turkey, said United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric, who defended the world body's struggling aid effort in Syria.

Along the Syria-Turkey border, Turkish tanks were hit by rockets on Wednesday.

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